Fashion Notes: Melania Trump Struts in Carolina Herrera at Mar-a-Lago

JOHN BINDER18 Apr 2018Palm Beach, FL

First Lady Melania Trump strutted like a runway model across the lawn at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday where she and President Trump greeted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his wife, Akie Abe.

In a yacht club chic frock by Carolina Herrera, Mrs. Trump glowed in the Florida sunshine as she glamorously walked through Mar-a-Lago, eventually stopping to have lunch alongside Mrs. Abe.

The Carolina Herrera number features black and white stripes, a criss-cross bodice, an off-the-shoulder neckline, and a full A-line skirt cut at tea-length. The dress is nearly sold out for $2,990 at Neiman Marcus and is made in Italy.

Mrs. Trump’s nod to Carolina Herrera, a brand that has traditionally dressed First Ladies, was inevitable as her personal couturier, fashion designer, and stylist Hervé Pierre once served as the brand’s creative director. Herrera, herself, took her last bow with the brand this past February at New York Fashion Week.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe as they arrive for dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe, stop to talk to members of the media as they walk to dinner at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe, as they walk to dinner at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe, stop to talk to members of the media as they walk to dinner at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are seated for dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on April 17, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)